Articles for Tag: "minimally invasive surgery"

Why do your heart valves matter? 
Why do your heart valves matter?
Eleven million Americans suffer from disease in this part of the heart.
Why surgeons typically don’t ‘crack your chest open’ anymore 
Why surgeons typically don’t ‘crack your chest open’ anymore
In the past 40 years, a lot has changed in heart surgery.
The pandemic inspired this surgical innovation 
The pandemic inspired this surgical innovation
A new outpatient procedure eliminates the need for a 2-night hospital stay.
This type of benign tumor can be found in at least 1 in 5 women by age 50 
This type of benign tumor can be found in at least 1 in 5 women by age 50
“Some days, I’m so bloated that I can’t wear my normal clothes.”